Operation Olive Branch: https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch.
You can find all the works we discuss on the TART website here: https://tartstudios.cargo.site/TART-pod-Episode-3-Viral-Art-Works
If you’ve been on TikTok lately, you’ve probably seen the work we’re going to talk about in todays episode. Either in feminine rage memes or as trending audios, artworks dating back to the nineteenth century up until modern day are making waves online and eliciting intense emotional responses from viewers. Join Liv and Kate as they delve into the artworks going viral at the moment, and the history behind them. The following artworks are covered in todays episode: “The Hesitant Fiancée”- Auguste Toulmouche, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey”- Paul Delaroche, “Can’t Help Myself”-Sun Yuan and Penh Yu, “O Superman”- Laurie Anderson. Sources:
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/34812
https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/55253/1/dystopian-robot-arm-taking-over-tiktok-what-does-it-really-mean-cant-help-myself
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-birth-of-dissociative-music-laurie-anderson/#:~:text=These%20are%20two%20completely%20unrelated,thing%20about%20it%2C%20there's%20more.
https://laurieanderson.com/
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1866-toulmouche-hesitant-fiancee/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/style/auguste-toulmouche-hesitant-fiancee-tiktok.html
https://www.prestigeonline.com/my/lifestyle/culture-plus-entertainment/who-is-she-and-why-is-she-mad-trending-tiktok-painting-perfectly-encapsulates-female-rage/
https://theconversation.com/the-hesitant-fiancee-this-painting-is-helping-women-to-express-their-rage-on-tiktok-heres-the-story-behind-it-218276
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/write-on-art-the-execution-of-lady-jane-grey-by-paul-delaroche
Duffy, S. (2010) Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey: London. The Burlington Magazine. Vol 152. No. 1286. Pp. 338-339
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/feb/24/delaroche-execution-of-lady-jane-grey
https://christopherpjones.medium.com/how-to-read-paintings-the-execution-of-lady-jane-grey-by-paul-delaroche-b6151b845714
Disclaimer: in this episode we feature a short clip of the song “O Superman” by Laurie Anderson. This is done with the sole purpose of making audiences aware of which song we are speaking about. All rights to the song go to the artist.
